Browns news, besides one traffic violation, has been few and far between and that’s the way I like it. Let’s get to training camp without any more distractions. The only Browns news I hope we see is the announcement of some extensions. David Njoku and Martin Emerson would be nice as would a couple of contract restructures, Denzel Ward and Ethan Pocic come to mind. Browns GM Andrew Berry usually gets these deals done prior to or the start of training camp. If you didn’t know, training camp starts July 18th for the rookies and July 22nd for the veterans. Last week I guessed July 21, so I wasn’t too far off.
Speaking of the salary cap and contracts, according to Over The Cap the Browns are $18.146 million under the salary cap. The restructures of Ward and Pocic would give the team more cap space to move to next year. As for contracts, Nick Chubb’s deal with the Texans has finally surfaced. He has a base salary of $1.5 million, a signing bonus of $575,000 and a per game roster bonus of $425,000. The one-year deal has a value of $2.5 million and an additional $2.5 million available through incentives. His cap hit is $2.275 million. Basically, it’s a contract for a veteran backup running back. I doubt because of his age and injury history he’ll ever receive a multiyear deal again. That’s just the nature of the league.
The Browns roster is pretty much set for training camp. Over the next month, so called experts will suggest the Browns know who their starter at QB will be. Or suggest they know who will be cut or traded. Some are already suggesting the Browns will keep four quarterbacks on the final 53. I don’t see it. The way injuries happen in the NFL, why weaken another roster position either on the final 53 or the sixteen-man practice squad. If there are four quarterbacks, then the roster spot taken will more than likely be from another offensive position group and the way the offense played last year, that’s defiantly not a good idea. Let me just note, for those who don’t remember, last year on the final roster, Andrew Berry did have four quarterbacks, Deshaun Watson Jameis Winston, Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Tyler Huntley. Berry was hoping to trade Huntley, but it didn’t happen and cut him days later.
Hopefully I’ll have something to write about the Browns over the next month. Also, look for my articles and podcasts through The Fanatical Elfz Network (http://@ElfzNetwork) and Fans First Sports Network (http://@FFSN_NFL). Stay safe and GO Browns.